"Ya Laytani" (I Wish)This audio CD contains 11 hymns with various themes, such as praising the Lord, Christmas, prayer, vocation and Marian hymns. It is like a bouquet of different flowers that have the odor of the Holy Land. Once you hold them you can feel and touch the profound faith of the Christians in the Holy Land and take a tour in the special garden of the local music. The main hymn, “Ya Laytani” (I wish), which is also the title of the disc, is a Christmas song in which Rabab wishes she could be in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born. It is the wish of each one of us that every Christmas becomes so strong when we stand still and speechless before the beauty of Baby Jesus. In this hymn, Rabab wishes she could be a little angel so that she could praise the Lord with the angels. Then she wishes she could be one of the magi so that she could offer Little Jesus her clothes to get Him warm. At the end she wishes she could be one of the shepherds in order to be a witness of salvation. The melody is so simple and catchy and many people who don’t speak Arabic fall in love with it and sing it together with her.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X0WMdNPvIsThe sixth track in the CD is “Hallilou” which means praise the Lord. It is Psalm 100. It was the reception hymn for Pope Benedict during his pilgrimage to Nazareth in 2009. In less than a week there were more than 250,000 downloads of this hymn.Tracks 2 and 10 became the theme songs of programs on Noursat, a catholic TV.This CD has the approval of the Catholic Church by His Excellency Bishop Elias Shakour and was produces by The Holy Land Sounds."Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father". Matthew 5:16).The Holy Land Sounds sees music as the most powerful instrument that can affect and inspire people and reach their souls.Its goal is to lead a kind of revolution in the world of religious songs as a way to revive it after a long period of"hibernation", especially in the Holy Land, and to help each person see the Kingdom of Heaven which already exists in their own heart.It is the first of its kind as a Christian production institution in the Holy Land and it aims to promote Christian music & video. It is located in Nazareth, the home town of our Lord Jesus. The Holy Land Sounds seeks to make the world know the true face of the Christians in the Holy Land. The story of"The Holy Land Sounds" - A seed that turned into a big tree.The Holy Land Sounds is run by Luai Zaher & Rabab Zaitoun who founded it in October 2006.When they first met they had been trying to find the right way to serve the Lord through their lay lives. It all started with the simple idea of releasing a CD of Christian hymns as a spiritual instrument for touching the hearts of the local Christians in order to bring them closer to God and prayer. But it was obvious that the Lord had a much bigger mission for both of them; they started to think of Christians abroad who also needed this kind of evangelization which would be more powerful when brought to them by people from the home land of Jesus.When God blesses and approves a project all things around start moving in the same direction in order to support and help achieving the goal. The pair of dreamers turned into a group of volunteers who were ready to do anything to see their dream come true. However, there was still something missing. They needed the blessing of Holy Mother Church; they didn't need to wait too long. After a very short time of instituting The Holy Land Sounds, Fr. Elias Daw (a Melkite Catholic priest) joined the group and became their spiritual director. He is a great blessing for the institution and dedicates a lot of time for leading them in the right direction which is fulfilling God's will.World Youth Day and Catholic Festivals:They have taken part in different religious festivals and celebrations including the World Youth Day in Madrid 2011 and Rio de Janeiro 2013, in which they were chosen to represent not only the Christians of the Holy Land but also all the Arab Christians, especially in the Middle East. They made the English and Arabic versions of the official hymn of Madrid 2011, and the Arabic version of the official hymn of Rio 2013. In Madrid 2011, Rabab sang the official hymn in Arabic and English during all the celebrations, and she also sang the communion hymn during the final mass with Pope Benedict 16th. It was the first time in the history of WYD that an Arab singer sings during the celebrations, and the first time that the official hymn was sung in Arabic. In Rio 2013, Arabic became part of the international version of the official hymn. Rabab sang the 6th verse in Arabic during the final mass with Pope Francis.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdav7_l8Mn0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqppoCSJQ7UIn 2009, they made two reception songs for pope Benedict 16 during his pilgrimage to Nazareth, one of them was “Hallilou” which is track 6 in the CD “Ya Laytani” (I Wish)Saints:Saints are a blessing from heaven that Rabab and Luai cherish. They made the reception songs for the relics of St. Therese Baby Jesus (2011) and St. Don Bosco (2013) during their pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In 2012, they made a song for the local Beatified Mary of Jesus Crucified whose relics are in the Carmelite convent in Bethlehem. They also produced a DVD with her thoughts read in Arabic by Rabab and it contains subtitles in five different languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U473s556nzwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbhSsNwascYear of Faith:In 2012, they were appointed by the Catholic Churches Council to make the official Arabic version of the official hymn for the Year of Faith 2012 - 2013.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJccE8-tJVUInternational Center Marie of Nazareth:In 2011, they made the Arabic version of the multimedia show at the International Center Marie of Nazareth, in which the visitor goes on a spiritual journey through the centuries, from the Creation to the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Rabab sang all the songs in the Arabic show which are also used in other versions.Productions:World Youth Day Rio 2013, The official Arabic versionAn Application for praying the Rosary in Arabic – (iPhone and Android) 2013A DVD - Thoughts of Mary Crucified Jesus 2013The Reception song for the relics of St. Don Bosco to the Holy Land 2013 Year Of Faith 2012 – 2013, The official Arabic version A hymn for Beatified Mary Crucified Jesus 2012World Youth Day Madrid 2011, The official English and Arabic versionsThe Reception song for the relics of St. Therese Baby Jesus to the Holy Land 2011The Reception Song for Pope Benedict 16th in the Holy Land 2009An audio CD for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary with International Marian Hymns in Arabic 2009Ya Laytani (I Wish) CD 2007You Can Subscribe on YouTube:www.youtube.com/user/TheholylandsoundsFollow on Facebook:www.facebook.com/RababZaitounwww.facebook.com/theholylandsoundsTwitter:www.twitter.com/holylandsoundsVisit our websit:www.theholylandsounds.comFind us on iPhone and Android